Your best non restored in the wild found boomers

[bill]

Let's see your best unrestored blasters.
Stuff you tooboomers from the wild

 

[Old school Scott]

Define "in the wild" please.


Cheers OSS

 

[skippy1969]

Define "in the wild" please.


Cheers OSS

"In the wild"
Found at thrift stores,garage yardsales,etc.........

 

[imacer]

I would have to say this one from an Estate Sale last month This JVC PC-150 I got for $7.50USD

 

[mrp32]

Here's a few of mine all found at carboots.

 

[baddboybill]

I got a few with just cleaning and new belts though Ge3-5251 $5 at thrift store and Sony and panasonic in dumpster

 

[Old school Scott]

My Lasonic 920, seen here in the thrift where I found it.

Cheers OSS

 

[baddboybill]

My Lasonic 920, seen here in the thrift where I found it.
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Cheers OSS

hope you had grabbed the fisher too

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

How could this NOT be my best boombox found in the wild... it still works!!!
Sorry I haven't restored it yet...

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[tshorba]

All from thrift, tip shop or small secondhand store, the 767 & Marantz was from cash/crime converters

 

[baddboybill]

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All from thrift, tip shop or small secondhand store, the 767 & Marantz was from cash/crime converters

Now those are the most fantastic finds from thrifts DIBS on all

 

[bill]

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I got two of these but in grey in the wild. I sold one to a friend and kept the other. Mines needing new surrounds and a belt now. These are just amazing units.

 

[newlow]

Trash picked this j-spec Sony ZS-D50! Everything works, now I need a translator!

 

[petergriffin]

also, what do you define as "restored"? take apart, cleaned, repainted? None of my boomboxes have been taken apart. Just cleaned. The three in my avatar were found in the "Wild", and just cleaned up

 

[bill]

As found condition . Of course cleaning them a bit is fine.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

The last two boxes I've picked up qualify as 2 of my best 3 unrestored in the wild finds.

I picked up this C-100F reissue off of Craigslist about 2 weeks ago and it's in excellent condition, sound wise it's better than my original C-100F.

A few months ago I scored this Rotel at Goodwill, all I've done to it is clean off the paint that was spilled on it.

I picked up my BigBen off of Craiglist about 2 or 3 years ago.

 

[Old school Scott]

There's my grey area in the definition of "in the wild'
If Craigslist is in the wild, how does that differ from Ebay?
Nice Rotel by the way.

Cheers OSS

 

[MasterBlaster84]

There's my grey area in the definition of "in the wild'
If Craigslist is in the wild, how does that differ from Ebay?
Nice Rotel by the way.

Cheers OSS

Because it's all local, well almost all local except for the few who have driven hundreds of miles. Nobody is paying any fees to buy or sell the item via a third party (eBay) and it's technically not being marketed anywhere except your city.
Why is it much different if I find a box in CL and go pick it up or if I find it at a thrift, flea or local classified? I do get the argument that I didn't put my hands on it the moment I found it but I think that might be splitting hairs.

Since I'm not aware of an official in the wild definition excluding Craigslist I do consider it close enough to be called in the wild. Maybe I'm in the minority but that's what I always thought, I'm open to changing if the consensus is otherwise.

 

[petergriffin]

I think "craigslist, kijiji", and local classifieds qualify as "wild". Epay is not wild. Anything local as you said MB. And not "ridiculously" priced.

 

[ClaretBadger]

DEFINE "RIDICULOUSLY PRICED"